I am honored to serve you and delighted to share that we are expanding our membership throughout Florida. We have amazing opportunities available that will help to elevate our organization's mission. Please consider joining our committees as we work to build pathways to leadership, and advance educational equity for all of our students, with a special emphasis on our Hispanic/Latino youth.
We look forward to providing more networking events, professional development, mentoring, and author book chats. As well as; providing opportunities for our members to share successes, and best practices that have been effective in meeting the needs of the school communities that they serve.
Gracias to our partners and sponsors for their generous support of our organization's vision and mission. We also appreciate the heartfelt commitment of our members, as we continue to collaborate to help transform educational institutions.
May you enjoy this holiday season with your loved ones.
Con mucho cariño,
Patricia
Dr. Garcia was the Co-Founder of the Hispanic Education Coalition of Palm Beach County, and served as the Chair of the organization for more than 12 years. He was an incredible advocate and community leader who leaves a legacy of commitment to educational equity for all students.
The Joaquin Garcia Scholarship Fund has been created and will be awarded annually to a deserving high school senior of Hispanic heritage. Please consider donating in lieu of flowers.
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3 priorities fueling Latino leaders’ vision for a more inclusive school system.
Florida Preschool Development Grant Provides Free Resources to Families
PAEC has awarded a grant to Footsteps2Brilliance to provide a FREE bilingual early learning, digital solution for children birth to 5 years old. The grant will pay the cost of the family licenses and the professional services that Footsteps2Brilliance will provide, including bilingual family support resources.
The grant has identified eligible families as those that meet at least one of these criteria: Migrants, EL students, rural families, low income, homeless and special needs children. PAEC and Footsteps2Brilliance are reaching out to school districts and agencies statewide to assist them in identifying eligible families and to help them get started with the program.
Please consider having your organization take advantage of this unique opportunity at NO COST to make this mobile literacy app available to the families you serve. To get started, contact Mona Ramirez, PAEC Grant Manager, mona.ramirez@paec.org or Lois Page, Director of Strategic Partnerships, Lois@footsteps2brilliance.com.*
**The project described was supported by the Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five Initiative (PDG B-5) Grant Number 90TP0068-02-00 from the Office of Child Care, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Office of Child Care, The Administration for Children and Families, or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 100% of costs are financed with Federal funds.**
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